- hookworm - parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
--1 is a kind of nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
--1 is a member of Ancylostomatidae, family Ancylostomatidae- hookworm, hookworm disease - infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
--2 is a kind of helminthiasis
- hookworm, hookworm disease - infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin